Where does “oceangoing” come from?
oceangoing (English) comes from English going, from English Go, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
oceangoing (English): Travelling out to sea; designed for use on ocean...
Definitions
- Travelling out to sea; designed for use on ocean...
Ancestry of “oceangoing”, step by step
oceangoing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English going
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | going | Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly |
| 2 | English | Go | An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular... |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |
via English ocean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocean | One of the large bodies of water separating the... |
| 2 | Middle English | occean | A large sea believed to encircle the world's... |
| 3 | Old French | occean | ocean |
| 4 | Latin | Ōceanus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὠκεανός | ocean |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ὠκεανός | the great earth-encircling river; Oceanus, a... |